Navy Pays Lost Profits For Misappropriating FSS Contractor's Data
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.10.04
In Data Enterprises of the Northwest v. GSA, GSBCA No. 1560 (Feb. 4, 2004), the GSBCA determined that the Navy had breached its FSS contract with a supplier of commercial software when it used the contractor's proprietary software documentation and data dictionary to develop competing software. The board granted the contractor lost profits on contract sales of its commercial software that it would have made absent the breach, through 2006.
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Client Alert | 14 min read | 03.13.26
AI for Government: 7 Days for Contractor Comments on GSA Proposed Contract Clause for AI Systems
On March 6, 2026, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a significant proposed contract clause, GSAR 552.239-7001, Basic Safeguarding of Artificial Intelligence Systems (“Clause”), for inclusion in GSA Schedule solicitations and contracts for AI capabilities. The proposed clause would impose substantial new requirements related to AI sources, intellectual property rights, data use, change management, and performance standards. The Clause would also take precedence over any other contract terms (including commercial licensing terms) related to AI, including a Seller’s terms of sale and service to which the Government had previously agreed. GSA requests comments by March 20, 2026.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.12.26
DOJ Releases First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.12.26
